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Toronto groups helping businesses spruce up storefronts

TORONTO — During the last eight years, two Toronto groups have helped local business owners to bring attention to their establishments by providing funds needed to give their storefronts a facelift. The Eastern Ohio Speed & Agility Academy is the latest to receive that boost from the ...

State official views shale academy’s future home

SALINEVILLE — State officials got a glimpse of the Utica Shale Academy’s planned expansion site during a visit to the campus on June 7. John Carey, director of the Ohio Department of Development’s Governor’s Office of Appalachia, was joined by office representatives as well as ...

JVS students headed to HOSA nationals

BLOOMINGDALE — Two students will represent the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School this summer as they head to a national competition. Health technologies students Travis Rose and Floyd Edmonds will travel to the Health Occupations Students of America—Future Health Professionals ...

EZFresh Meals’ goal is to deliver fresh, healthy food

WINTERSVILLE — Weirton native Drazen Frankovitch said while living in Florida for a time, he found that ready-to-eat healthy food was more readily available in the Sunshine State than the Ohio Valley. Frankovitch said since returning home, he has set out to change that by opening EZFresh ...

Couple opens businesses with varied purposes

WINTERSVILLE — Husband-and-wife Tim and Kristen Beiber have decided to apply their interests to two new businesses with diverse purposes. Located at 729 Main St., the Scent Shack offers an assortment of scented candles while Timages Photography offers photography and video production for ...

Now open

Representatives of the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce and the city of Weirton joined owners Taylor Clark and Kelsey Grandinetti Thursday morning in celebrating the grand opening of Roman House of Beauty. The new salon is located at 3352 Main St., Weirton, and offers a variety of hair-care ...